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Unless there is a secret handshake or code. Expecting something equivalent to a free fast track for CCS submissions while everyone else pays the $15.00 fee. I’m glad she said no.
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I have a fast track modern pre screen from 11/10 that’s been graded for two months sitting at GEI, while a slow track modern pre screen from my account from 12/14 ships on 1/4. I still have piles of slow track moderns from July August September October and November that sit.
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This is from November 15th press release. All I know is I continue to have orders shipping out of order by months. I have three modern fast tracks from November and December 1st that haven’t moved. While others ship from January. What do you think two months later on the “every effort” ? Some customers have noticed that select submissions have been completed faster than CGC’s posted turnaround times. These submissions were put through the optimized workflow and, by December 2021, all operations will have fully transitioned to the optimized workflow. CGC apologizes that some submissions were completed faster than others received at earlier dates during the rollout of this optimized workflow. Our intent is to complete submissions on a first-in, first-out basis within each grading tier, and every effort will be made to do so going forward. Fast Track submissions will continue to be prioritized. While expanding and enhancing its operations, CGC remains fully focused on maintaining the quality and integrity of our services. While significant headway has been made, a lot more work remains. CGC will continue to be as transparent as possible with regards to how long it is taking to process submissions and where submissions are at in the process.
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Does CGC Grade The Scent?
Topnotchman replied to comicginger1789's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
Many of the Church books still have a scent to them and the graders defiantly give it the smell test. -
Someone smart needs to step in and fix these login problems. I don’t have problems on other web sites, and never had problems here until recently.
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Magic Eraser for Cleaning Grime on Comic
Topnotchman replied to 815K1's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
Out of curiosity and a quest for nuggets of knowledge I have read or listened to the previous posted books or videos. Unfortunately I found very little to nothing of substance. A lot of small talk to keep one interested for the next episode. There clearly is an agenda to try and self promote. The distance between professionals and amateurs is a wide road. -
What is immacuclean? Moreover what’s in it
Topnotchman replied to 815K1's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
A few months ago friend of mine asked for my opinion on this guys techniques and cleaner. I kept myself entertained for hours watching multiple videos. My conclusion is this guy is a complete quack. He was unable to provide any close up after pictures of cleaned books. He’s just pushing his cleaning supplies and pressing boards as a side hustle. His techniques to me are barbaric and dangerous to a book causing irreversible damage. I found nothing of value. -
Page Color Question
Topnotchman replied to iXr184's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
They do, Creaming knocks a book down in ultra high grade, tanning does so also a mid grade to lower grade. Off white basically nothing. -
Page Color Question
Topnotchman replied to iXr184's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
When the book gets to the aging process of creaming pages, often interior and exterior cover tanning starts to take effect. Which definitely can downgrade a book. -
The vast majority of my July submissions have been sitting at GEI for an extended amount of time. Since the beginning of October, they have shipped around one weeks of my orders. So a regression of about seven weeks in the past two months with moderns and economies. I can't see the horizon for any type of turnaround time improvements.
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Where in the world was the Quality Control at CGC???
Topnotchman replied to Wally's Comics's topic in Comics General
The startling increase in the number of books I've gotten back with cracks on the right edge of the holder, excessive scuffing, multiple books damaged between grading and encapsulation. Loss of my business income due to extended wait time between grading and the encapsulation process. If CGC doesn't have a full time Production Engineer dedicated to encapsulation. What are they waiting for? How many books do you accept back, how much is lost on return shipping costs, forward shipping costs, lost production time, damaged books compensated for, administrative costs with return orders. Why is it getting worse, when will it get better, when will things change? I'm sure many would like to know these answers. -
Comic Book Grading Question
Topnotchman replied to AsterixTheGaul's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
The label would likely say margin pieces missing multiple pages, could easily see this landing as a 3.0 from CGC. If part of one of the story balloons was missing, the book would be considered incomplete and get hammered. You can have chunks missing from the cover and still be complete, but every word of the story has to be completely intact to stay complete. -
I quit calling the customer service number a while back. Must be working remote from home, baby crying in the background with scripted answers. Total waste of my energy.
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Advice? Keep tape or remove tape?
Topnotchman replied to cpauer's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
If the piece is detached, cgc will downgrade the book as if it were missing. It would be controversial if it’s a detached piece reattached with tape. If I owned the book and the piece is attached, I would absolutely get the tape removed and the tears cleanly pressed tight. It would absolutely improve the overall grade with the tear cleanly pressed and the tape removed. -
Advice? Keep tape or remove tape?
Topnotchman replied to cpauer's topic in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues
If you can get the tape removed safely and economically it should be removed. Long term affects from tape is paper degrading and some collectors refuse to buy or pay market value for a book that has tape of any kind.